Archer/2H

[Endlessdark]

Level 31 (8 892 403 xp)
Gen 1 Warbow

Critic, suggestion?

    * Strength: 18
    * Agility: 21
    * Hit points: 53

    * Unused skill points: 1

    * Converted: 6
    * Ironflesh: 0
    * Power Strike: 5
    * Shield: 0
    * Athletics: 7
    * Riding: 0
    * Horse Archery: 0
    * Power Draw: 6
    * Power Throw: 0
    * Weapon Master: 7

    * One Handed: 1
    * Two Handed: 93
    * Polearm: 1
    * Archery: 150
    * Crossbow: 1
    * Throwing: 1

[Vibe]

With the next patch 2H will take 2 slots and stronger bows will take 2 slots. So no more Archer/2H.

[Endlessdark]

Pike take 2 slot too?

[Vibe]

Pike take 2 slot too?

Most probably

[Sean_Drew]

With the next patch 2H will take 2 slots and stronger bows will take 2 slots. So no more Archer/2H.

This patch thing would weaken archers as melee.

It´s ok .... so archers should be more powerful as by now in archery, to terrorize the battlefield doubletime more than now ... as absolute dedicated archers. Full Power archers.

Power Draw 10 should be the goal to be accomplished.

And this build is for lvl 30 , not 31 , cause you play long time from 30 to 31 ....

    Strength: 30
    Agility: 12
    Hit points: 65

    Converted: 14
    Ironflesh: 0
    Power Strike: 0
    Shield: 0
    Athletics: 3
    Riding: 0
    Horse Archery: 0
    Power Draw: 10
    Power Throw: 0
    Weapon Master: 4

    One Handed: 1
    Two Handed: 1
    Polearm: 1
    Archery: 139
    Crossbow: 1
    Throwing: 1


This build will take no melee weapon. As melee he sucks , so he better shoot in melee too.

With Power Draw 10 you should make a nice amount of damage .... with long or war bow.


For those who whine about archers , and cry for a patch .... wait until AFTER the patch .... you will whine 2times more ... cause archers will be only archers , and put all points in archery/power draw = much more powerful archers. In future arrows will really hurt.   HAHAHAHAHA ( <------- laughing like crazy ) ;-) *g*


But .... wait .... only 2h will take 2 slots ? Pole not ? Than maybe you melee guys are lucky and all will be the same ... no crazy powerful archers ..... ;-) Then i would suggest a hybrid build with archery/pole.

[Wulzzz]

I guess polearm will take 2 slots too, otherwise it doesn't make sense at all.
Btw archers aren't ment to be melee.1h should be enough to do some melee..even tho i'm gonna miss my heavy maul as HA :S

Btw fear the wrath of evil archer above me 

[Sean_Drew]

With the next patch 2H will take 2 slots and stronger bows will take 2 slots. So no more Archer/2H.

But where should you put the 2 x bodkin arrows , if strong bows should take 2 slots too ? That would be 4 slots, so no room for 1h weapon.

Bodkin arrows are only 16 ammo , so you need 2x bodkin arrow.

[MouthnHoof]

Archers can still use bastard weapons that will most likely take only one slot but are still strong options - mainly longswords and katanas.

Bows taking two slots is not a good idea - as a melee player I do not want archers to give up melee weapons to carry enough ammo. I WANT archers to be able to melee me instead of only hiding in inaccessible places or running away as their only option.

Two slots for crossbows is a GREAT idea. It means that carrying an xbow leaves room to only a 1H weapon and no shield. So no more "what the heck, I'll have the xbow too" loadout.

Now we also need the biggest shields to cost two slots as well so there will not be Huscarl shielded throwers. Small shields for skirmishers.

[Keshian]

What about 2hers that are smaller than 1hers??
If not all those people heirlooming langes messer (2h secondary mode) or the 1-2 other 1her secondary mode weapons will be set.

[Sean_Drew]

Archers can still use bastard weapons that will most likely take only one slot but are still strong options - mainly longswords and katanas.

But they are 2h weapons too. Now it get´s complicated  : 

Only some weapons will need 2 slots ?

By the way : I have melee chars too .... my archer char is only second or third char ;-)

[Beauchamp]

Pike take 2 slot too?

no

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it will take probably 3 

[Vibe]

But they are 2h weapons too. Now it get´s complicated  : 

Only some weapons will need 2 slots ?

By the way : I have melee chars too .... my archer char is only second or third char ;-)

Some shorter 2 handers will take only 1 slot.

There will be a few 1 slot 2h weapons and polearms. The spiked mace is an example for that, the spear and shortened spear are for polearms. I hope to expand the 1 slot selection sometime but for that we need models. In my opinion non-hammer 2h handed weapons with a reach of 70-90 are perfect for the 1 slot thingy and polearms with about 100-130 reach.

[Laufknoten]

But where should you put the 2 x bodkin arrows , if strong bows should take 2 slots too ? That would be 4 slots, so no room for 1h weapon.

Bodkin arrows are only 16 ammo , so you need 2x bodkin arrow.

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[MrShine]

So where is all this information coming from exactly?  I've heard a lot of "the patch will have" this or that, but haven't seen a reputable source anywhere.

[Vibe]

So where is all this information coming from exactly?  I've heard a lot of "the patch will have" this or that, but haven't seen a reputable source anywhere.

IRC and posts from devs.